7. EPHIPPIORHTNCHUS. 313 



fig. 444 (ISoO); LicM. Numend. Av. Miis. Berol. p. 90 (1854: 

 Senegal ; Abyssinia) ; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. p. til (1856) ; Uartl. 

 Oni. W.-Afr.\^.-2-2S (1857: Gambia); Cuss. Proc. Acad. Nat. 

 Sci. Phihu!. 1S59, p. 173 (Camma K.) ; Gurneij, Ibis, 186l', p. .34 

 (Natal); Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 333 (Lake Nyasa ; Rovuma R.) ; 

 Gurney, Ibis, 1865, p. 275 (Xatal) ; Lm/ard, B. S. Afr. p. 317 

 (1867); id.Ihis, 1869, p. 376 Olatabele-knd) ; Cab. in Von der 

 DeckensReis., T oV/. iii. p. 48 (1869 : Rovuma) ; Finsch Sfllartl. Vog. 

 Ostnfr. p. 7i'3 (1870) ; Gray, Hand-/. B. iii. p. 35, no. 10193 

 (187"l) ; Heuyl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 1110 (1873) ; Reichen. J. 

 f. O. 1877, p. 167; Bocaye, Orn. Anyola, p. 452 (1881); Holub 

 Sf Peh. Beitr. Orn. Siidafr. p. 288 (1882); Shelley, Ibis, 1882, 

 p. 365 (Maslioona-land) ; Sharpe, ed. Bayard's B. S. Ap-. p. 731 

 (1884) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 258 (1884: Shoa) ; 

 Bdhm, J.f. O. 1885, p. 52 (Gonda), p. 73 (Qua-Mpara) ; Fischer, 

 t. c. p. 118 (Kipini ; Lamu Coast); Ayres, Ibis, 1886, p. 297 

 (Rustenberg- distr., April) ; Hartert, J. f. O. 1886, p. 607 (Benue 

 River) ; Emin, Ibis, 1887, p. 474 (Albert Nyanza) ; Reichen. 

 J.f. O. 1887, p. 49 (Simiu R. ; RuwauaR.); Matschie, t. c. 



E, 139 (Tanganvika), p. 146 (Itamba Lake; Boga ; Lufra; 

 ikulwe); Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 11 (Victoria Nvanza) ; 



id. Vog. deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 59 (1894) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 159 



(1896). 

 Senegal Jabiru, Lath. Gen. Syn. Suj)pl. ii. p. 296 (1801 : Senegal). 

 Ciconia epbippiorhyncha, Temm. PI. Col. v. Livr. 51 (1824); 



Cretzschm. in Rdjip. Atlas, Vog. p. 5, pi. 3 (1826) ; li^agl. Syst. 



Av., Ciconia, sp. 5. p. 137 (1827) ; Des M%irs in Lefeivre's Voy. 



Abyss, p. 162 (1845). 

 Ardea epbippiorhyncha, Harris, Highl. JEth. ii. p. 417 (1844 : Shoa.) 

 Mvcteria epliippiurhyneha, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. p. 122 (1845: 



Senaar ; Abyssinia) ; Heugl. Syst. Uebers. p. 61 (1856). 

 Ephippiorhyiichus seuegaleusis, Bjj. Consp. Av. ii. p. 106 (1855) ; 



Antiu. Cut. descr. Ucc. p. 102 (1864) ; Gurney, in Andei'ss. B. 



Dam. Ld. p. 281 (1872). 

 Ciconia senegalensis (part.), Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Ciconife, p. 7 



(1864 : Senaar). 

 Xenorhynchus senegalensis, Johnston, River Congo, p. 370 (1884). 



Adult fernale. General colour above white from the hind-neck to 

 the nimp, as well as the lesser marginal wing-coverts ; scapulars and 

 wiug-coverts black, slightly glossed with green or purple; the 

 greater coverts with more or less white on the inner webs ; primary- 

 coverts and quills for the most part white, ashy externally and at 

 the ends, which are darker ; the inner secondaries black, glossed 

 with green and purple ; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers black 

 with a greenish gloss, the base of the latter Avhite: head and neck 

 black, glossed with green and purple, especially on the throat ; 

 remainder of under surface, from the fore-ueck downwards, white, 

 including the under tail-coverts, thighs, quill-lining, and axillaries ; 

 under wing-coverts black : base of bill to nostril bright crimson, 

 as also the skin round the eye and under the bill (the bill from 

 the nostril for 3.4 inches is black ; from thence to the tip bright 

 crimson) ; frontal shield bright yellow ; shanks and tarsi black ; 

 knees and feet brick-dust red ; the bare spot on the breast bright 



